reassigned

6 definitions • 11 examples

to give someone a different job or position:

They will be reassigned to other duties in the department.

He has shaken up the department, reassigning staffers.

to give a piece of work to a different person:

The case was then reassigned to a new judge.

The cuts have been handled through attrition and reassigning tasks to remaining employees.

to give something to a different person, or to share things out in a different way:

The lease has to be reassigned to its new owner.

One option could be to reassign unused phone numbers from rural areas to urban areas.

to change someone's body to match their gender, in a process that includes medical operations:

The applicant must provide a birth or citizenship certificate in their reassigned gender.

to give an employee a different job, or to arrange for an employee to work in a different place:

It is unclear if the district will hire more mental-health professionals or reassign existing personnel.

She has been reassigned to the U.S. embassy in Paris for a six-month period.

to decide that a legal matter will be dealt with by a different judge or police department:

The Justice Department took the unusual step of reassigning the investigation.

be reassigned to sb By order of the Appeals Court, the case will be reassigned to another judge.